Thousands displaced after deadly Boko Haram attack in Nigeria

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Aug. 26 — More than 4,000 people were displaced in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno State after a deadly attack by suspected Boko Haram militants last week, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said Monday.

At least 44 people were killed when Dumba, a Nigeria-Chad border community near Baga, a town close to state capital Maiduguri, was attacked by the militants last Tuesday.

NEMA spokesperson Abdulkadir Ibrahim said in a statement that the 4,000 displaced persons were mostly women, children, fishermen and farmers.

All displaced victims of the attack stayed at a public school in Baga, said the spokesperson.